Tensor modes on the string theory landscape

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• Westphal, A (Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron)
• Wednesday 27 June 2012, 11:20-11:55
• Seminar Room 1, Newton Institute.

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Mathematics and Applications of Branes in String and M-theory

We attempt an estimate for the distribution of the tensor mode fraction $r$ over the landscape of vacua in string theory. The dynamics of eternal inflation and quantum tunneling lead to a kind of democracy on the landscape, providing no bias towards large-field or small-field inflation regardless of the class of measure. The tensor mode fraction then follows the number frequency distributions of inflationary mechanisms of string theory over the landscape. We show that an estimate of the relative number frequencies for small-field vs large-field inflation, while unattainable on the whole landscape, may be within reach as a regional answer for warped Calabi-Yau flux compactifications of type IIB string theory.

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